hehe you'd think by now i'd have learnt enough on this site to be able to judge whether my stocklist is ok, but i don't trust any of the rules like 1 inch per gallon and i don't really know enough about what is overstocked and what isn't yet, so here i am again asking for advice from the more experienced members on here :-P
tank is 15 gallons, planted.
having decided that a SA asian biotope isn't possible, i am now just going for a nice peaceful community of some of my fave fish. so far the stocklist is:

i may already be overstocked, but i feel like with just the pleco there might not be much action at the bottom of the tank, and i love corys so...do you think i could have a few corys and if so how many? a while ago Byron told me that because BNs are territorial a 15 gallon would be too small for the corys and pleco to get along comfortably. i'd like to hear your opinions though.

1077

08-28-2010 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dorabaker
(Post 458011)

hehe you'd think by now i'd have learnt enough on this site to be able to judge whether my stocklist is ok, but i don't trust any of the rules like 1 inch per gallon and i don't really know enough about what is overstocked and what isn't yet, so here i am again asking for advice from the more experienced members on here :-P
tank is 15 gallons, planted.
having decided that a SA asian biotope isn't possible, i am now just going for a nice peaceful community of some of my fave fish. so far the stocklist is:

i may already be overstocked, but i feel like with just the pleco there might not be much action at the bottom of the tank, and i love corys so...do you think i could have a few corys and if so how many? a while ago Byron told me that because BNs are territorial a 15 gallon would be too small for the corys and pleco to get along comfortably. i'd like to hear your opinions though.

Would not add anymore fish.Your stocking sounds right for 15 gal which is prolly closer to twelve gallons if displacement caused by substrate is accounted for.
Will assume the filter is rated for the tank and weekly water change of 30 to 50 percent will/is taking place.

dorabaker

08-28-2010 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 1077
(Post 458017)

Would not add anymore fish.Your stocking sounds right for 15 gal which is prolly closer to twelve gallons if displacement caused by substrate is accounted for.
Will assume the filter is rated for the tank and weekly water change of 30 to 50 percent will/is taking place.

dont have any substrate at the moment, but am going to get some.
the filter is a homemade sponge filter which i've been using for years and find it good for fish like gouramis that need a gentle current.
i am doing water changes with siphoning a few times a week because my gourami is rather messy and without a substrate detritus is very obvious.
good to hear my current stocking plan is ok, i won't get any corys unless i decide to not get the pleco. (if i didn't get the pleco how many corys could i have?)
thanks! :-D

Byron

08-28-2010 12:41 PM

I concur with 1077. And we've previously discussed the value of substrates, and you intend plants (or should with those fish), and a piece of wood is mandatory for the BN. With all that, sponge filter is fine. And yes, it is the limit.

dorabaker

08-28-2010 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Byron
(Post 458166)

I concur with 1077. And we've previously discussed the value of substrates, and you intend plants (or should with those fish), and a piece of wood is mandatory for the BN. With all that, sponge filter is fine. And yes, it is the limit.

thanks for confirming that byron. i think i'm getting the bristlenose, as i haven't had one for a long time and they're my favorite fish. 3 mm substrate is the smallest i can get. the cryptocorynes are expensive, but i'll get some, although i might try to fix up the lighting first :-? i have wood in the tank which is hopefully ok for the BN. it has some nice furry green algae growing on it :-D
i want to get the substrate before anything else because otherwise it'll mean more stress on the fish when i have to take everything out to put it in, and i'd probably have to catch everyone to make sure i wasn't going to trap them under it.

Byron

08-28-2010 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dorabaker
(Post 458436)

thanks for confirming that byron. i think i'm getting the bristlenose, as i haven't had one for a long time and they're my favorite fish. 3 mm substrate is the smallest i can get. the cryptocorynes are expensive, but i'll get some, although i might try to fix up the lighting first :-? i have wood in the tank which is hopefully ok for the BN. it has some nice furry green algae growing on it :-D
i want to get the substrate before anything else because otherwise it'll mean more stress on the fish when i have to take everything out to put it in, and i'd probably have to catch everyone to make sure i wasn't going to trap them under it.

Agree, get the light first before plants esp crypts. They melt with being moved anyway, but recover in sometimes a few days. If the lighting then changed again they would again melt. Crypts do not like changes of any sort.